Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, the regional offshoot of San Pellegrino’s global restaurant award World’s 50 Best Restaurants, announced its winners for 2018 at a ceremony at Wynn Palace Cotai in Macau tonight.

For the fourth year in a row, the No. 1 spot went to Gaggan, where chef Gaggan Anand skews Indian, Japanese and Thai flavors beyond all recognition.

A total of nine Bangkok restaurants made it this year, exactly the same number as in 2017, though there was one change to the lineup.

Fresh from topping BK Magazine's own Top Tables 2018, Suhring, the modern German restaurant helmed by twin chefs Mathias and Thomas Suhring, roared into the top 10 at No. 4

Another familiar face to round out the top 10 was Nahm, David Thompson’s longstanding Thai restaurant which now stands under the stewardship of new head chef Suraja “Jan” Ruangnukulkit.

Chef Thitid Tassanakajohn’s modern Thai cuisine pioneer Le Du was one of the highest climbers, placing at No. 14 way up from last year's No. 37.

Thai revivalist kitchen Paste was a deserved new entry at No.31, with chef Bee Satongun earlier being named Asia’s Best Female Chef (read our interview here).

Rounding out the Bangkok contingent was The Dining Room, known for Turkish chef Fatih Tutak’s multi-cuisine creations, which came in at No. 43.

The Bangkok branch of L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, which hit number 40 last year, failed to place. See the full list here.

We can’t speak for all the restaurants that made the cut. But following two years in a row in which the ceremony was held in Bangkok—with all the accusations of home-ground advantage that carries—we’re proud to see so many of our awesome venues and chefs fly the Thai flag abroad.

For our own panel's views on Bangkok's best restaurants, check out our Top Tables 2018 guide (www.bktoptables.com).